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Grab yourself a late deal >Old town named as Unesco site, Corfu
Corfu's old town has been formally named a World Heritage site by Unesco.
The decision, carried unanimously by a 21 member committee, was ratified at a meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand.
It joins Australia's great barrier reef, Stonehenge and Chartres cathedral as one of over 850 sites worldwide which Unesco define as "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
The awards committee commented on the "high integrity and authenticity" of the site.
It was first submitted for consideration to Unesco by the Greek government in 1999, and becomes the 17th such site in Greece.
Corfu's old town bears architectural traces not just of its ancient settlers, but also of its long periods under the dominion of Venice, France and Britain.
Famous buildings at the site include its two Venetian fortresses, the 16th century Metropolis church and the magnificent 19th century palace of St Michael and St George.
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